Damaging Winds in Texas, June 24, 2018

Name: Damaging Winds in Texas, June 24, 2018
Start: 2018-06-24T21:15
End: 2018-06-24T23:02
Location: Texas

June 24, 2018 · NWS AMA · 13 events in 8 counties and zones

A mid-level jet streak helped boost shear to values above 50 kt late in the afternoon |and overnight, favoring organized convection. Sufficient moisture and instability, along with strong baroclinicity accompanied by a cold front, supported thunderstorm development through the evening, and into the overnight period.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 13

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS AMA wrote it up.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Amarillo, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 24, 8:02 PM CST, 1 hour 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 24, 8:02 PM CST, 1 hour 13 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
902 PM CDT Sun Jun 24 2018

.UPDATE...
Pops adjusted over the next 12 hours to account for storms moving
through the Panhandles tonight. Severe Thunderstorm Watch in
effect until 4AM CDT for the entire Panhandles. Strong damaging
winds and large hail will be the main threats, with brief spin up
tornadoes possible.

Weber

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 631 PM CDT Sun Jun 24 2018/

AVIATION...00Z TAFS...
Mostly VFR conditions for the TAF period, but MVFR/IFR will not be
ruled out, as a cold front will move across the Panhandles
starting around 1-2z. This will likely be supplemented with a
line of storms. So expect a surge of north winds and -TSRA TEMPO
groups have been noted for the thunderstorm potential. Will make
amendments as needed if the frontal system speeds up/slows down.
After the front moves through, VFR conditions expected to occur at
all sites, for the remainder of the period. Winds will diminish
to less than 15kts after 09z. Scattered mid and high clouds will
give way to clear skies at the end of the forecast period. The
only thing to watch, will be if IFR cigs hold a little longer due
to excessive rainfall and significant moistening of the lowest
levels. Again, will make amendments if necessary for this outcome.

Weber

PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 341 PM CDT Sun Jun 24 2018/

DISCUSSION...
None of the models today have depicted how things have gone so
far, so the forecast is pretty low confidence. Convection this
morning in the northeast and in OK has pushed a strong outflow
boundary through the area. This has created cloud cover and cool
east winds that have severely hampered severe threats for tonight.
The area is still recovering with some places such as Dalhart
still having low clouds, and temps across the area are only in the
low 70s to low 80s in the far south. A special 19Z sounding has
the area still capped. The only CAM that has any indication of
convection in the appropriate location in OK is the 15Z HRRR. If
it verifies, then the front that is progged to push into the
Panhandles tonight will bring a line of convection with it from
CO. Think that there could be some slight chance for storms with
the front to have some severe hail or winds but the tornado
threat is quite diminished. The front is likely to bring some
gusty winds with it.

The remainder of the period is far more uneventful as the mid
level closed low in eastern WY/western SD travels slowly into NE
and high pressure builds into the southern US through the week.
This will leave the Panhandles in dry and warm conditions. By the
end of the week, the next long wave upper level trough pushes
onshore in the west and will swing the area into southwest flow.
The weekend will see the next round of showers and thunderstorms
possible.

Beat

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Amarillo TX                61  87  68  99  72 /  80   5  10  10   5
Beaver OK                  63  86  67 100  73 /  80   5   5   5   5
Boise City OK              54  86  65  99  70 / 100   0   5   5   0
Borger TX                  62  88  70 101  75 /  80   5  10   5   5
Boys Ranch TX              61  89  69 101  72 /  60   5  10   5   5
Canyon TX                  63  88  68  99  72 /  80   5  10  10   5
Clarendon TX               64  87  69  98  73 /  80  10  10   5   5
Dalhart TX                 56  87  65 100  69 /  70   0  10   5   0
Guymon OK                  59  87  67 101  72 /  90   5  10   5   0
Hereford TX                63  88  68  98  70 /  60   5  10   5   5
Lipscomb TX                63  86  68  99  74 /  80  10   5   5   5
Pampa TX                   61  85  67  97  73 /  80   5  10  10   5
Shamrock TX                64  87  70  98  75 /  80  10  10   5   5
Wellington TX              65  89  72 100  76 /  80  10  10   5   5

&&

.AMA Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
TX...None.
OK...None.

&&

89/16

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 24, 8:06 PM CST, 1 hour 9 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
906 PM CDT Sun Jun 24 2018

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-317-251415-
Cimarron-Texas-Beaver-Dallam-Sherman-Hansford-Ochiltree-Lipscomb-
Hartley-Moore-Hutchinson-Roberts-Hemphill-Oldham-Potter-Carson-
Gray-Wheeler-Deaf Smith-Randall-Armstrong-Donley-Collingsworth-
Palo Duro Canyon-
906 PM CDT Sun Jun 24 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Texas and Oklahoma
Panhandles.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch in effect for the entire Panhandle until
4 AM CDT. Strong damaging winds and large hail, with brief spin up
tornadoes possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Thunderstorms will be possible across the portions of the Combined
Panhandles Friday evening through Saturday. These storms are not
expected to become severe.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation likely tonight.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 24, 8:28 PM CST, 47 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
928 PM CDT SUN JUN 24 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0920 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 W HOOKER              36.86N 101.23W
06/24/2018  M64 MPH          TEXAS              OK   MESONET

&&

EVENT NUMBER AMA1800337

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Local storm report, Jun 24, 8:32 PM CST, 43 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
932 PM CDT SUN JUN 24 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0925 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 W HOOKER              36.86N 101.23W
06/24/2018  M68 MPH          TEXAS              OK   MESONET

&&

EVENT NUMBER AMA1800338

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Local storm report, Jun 24, 8:55 PM CST, 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
955 PM CDT SUN JUN 24 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0953 PM     HAIL             1 E BEAVER              36.81N 100.51W
06/24/2018  E2.50 INCH       BEAVER             OK   EMERGENCY MNGR

            LARGEST HAIL REPORTED WAS TENNIS BALL SIZE, BUT OTHER
            REPORTS WERE QUARTERS AND GOLF-BALLS AROUND BEAVER.

&&

EVENT NUMBER AMA1800339

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Local storm report, Jun 24, 8:57 PM CST, 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
957 PM CDT SUN JUN 24 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0953 PM     HAIL             1 E BEAVER              36.81N 100.51W
06/24/2018  E1.75 INCH       BEAVER             OK   EMERGENCY MNGR

            LARGEST HAIL REPORTED WAS GOLF-BALL SIZE, BUT OTHER
            REPORTS AROUND BEAVER WAS QUARTER SIZE.

&&

CORRECTED EVENT...REMARKS

EVENT NUMBER AMA1800339

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Local storm report, Jun 24, 9:11 PM CST, 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1011 PM CDT SUN JUN 24 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1006 PM     FLOOD            GUYMON                  36.69N 101.48W
06/24/2018                   TEXAS              OK   PUBLIC

            4" WATER, COVERING ROADS.

&&

EVENT NUMBER AMA1800340

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Local storm report, Jun 24, 9:15 PM CST, 0 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1015 PM CDT SUN JUN 24 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0943 PM     HAIL             2 N BEAVER              36.84N 100.52W
06/24/2018  E2.75 INCH       BEAVER             OK   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

EVENT NUMBER AMA1800341

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The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 157 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:12 UTC.

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Event by event

13 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ochiltree

When: June 24, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Ochiltree County, 0.69 mi N of Perryton Muni Arpt
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph) measured gust
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 36.410, -100.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Hansford

When: June 24, 9:31 PM CST
Where: Hansford County, 9.69 mi N of Spearman
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 36.340, -101.190

Lake Palo Duro school net site.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ochiltree

When: June 24, 9:33 PM CST
Where: Ochiltree County, 0.69 mi N of Perryton Muni Arpt
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 36.410, -100.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Lipscomb

When: June 24, 9:50 PM CST
Where: Lipscomb County, 0.89 mi NW of Booker
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 36.460, -100.540

Sheriffs office reported from deputys in the field that winds estimated at least 60 mph with the storm.

Thunderstorm Wind, Moore

When: June 24, 10:12 PM CST
Where: Moore County, 2.81 mi E of Lake Meredith
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 35.650, -101.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Potter

When: June 24, 10:29 PM CST
Where: Potter County, 14.29 mi NNW of (Ama)amarillo Intl A
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 35.410, -101.820

From the ABC 7 transmitter.

Thunderstorm Wind, Carson

When: June 24, 10:42 PM CST
Where: Carson County, 1.49 mi SSW of Panhandle
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 35.330, -101.390

Thunderstorm Wind, Randall

When: June 24, 10:48 PM CST
Where: Randall County, 5.25 mi SW of Amarillo
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 35.150, -101.890

School net KJRT radio studios.

Thunderstorm Wind, Randall

When: June 24, 10:50 PM CST
Where: Randall County, 7.02 mi NW of Timbercreek Canyon
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.120, -101.910

Waffle House reported they lost power with the strong winds that were ahead of the line of storms to the north.

Thunderstorm Wind, Potter

When: June 24, 10:57 PM CST
Where: Potter County, Amarillo
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 35.200, -101.820

Amarillo airport ASOS report.

Thunderstorm Wind, Randall

When: June 24, 10:58 PM CST
Where: Randall County, 2.76 mi N of Canyon
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 35.020, -101.920

School net at Canyon Hills Church of Christ.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hemphill

When: June 24, 11:01 PM CST
Where: Hemphill County, 5.76 mi ENE of Canadian
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 35.920, -100.280

Canadian West Texas Mesonet reported wind gust.

Thunderstorm Wind, Randall

When: June 24, 11:02 PM CST
Where: Randall County, 2.99 mi NNE of Umbarger
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 34.990, -102.080

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

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The same day elsewhere

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 771052, 771053, 771054, 771056, 771057, 771058, 771059, 771060, 771051, 771061, 771062, 771063, 771064.